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Collision repair and body shops in Athens County, OH
The collision repair and body shops in Athens County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Athens County. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,042 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Athens County spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Athens County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Athens County.
Population estimates show Athens County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Athens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,554 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,042 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Athens County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 94 | 20 | 2.4 | $5.2M | +12.5% | #2 of 1,327 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 92 | 11 | 1.2 | $10.7M | +5.7% | #7 of 1,327 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 88 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +7.4% | #18 of 1,327 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 87 | 13 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +6.5% | #24 of 1,327 |
| 5Greene County, OH | 86 | 14 | 2.1 | $5.5M | +3.7% | #29 of 1,327 |
| 6Knox County, OH | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +1.9% | #51 of 1,327 |
| 7Wood County, OH | 81 | 11 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +1.5% | #58 of 1,327 |
| 8Shelby County, OH | 78 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −0.2% | #90 of 1,327 |
| 9Brown County, OH | 76 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #118 of 1,327 |
| 10Medina County, OH | 75 | 17 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +1.3% | #128 of 1,327 |
| Athens County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $8M | +1.3% |
Other business types in Athens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care67
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies44
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Athens County, OH?
There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Athens County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Athens County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Athens County has 1.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $8M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Athens County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Athens County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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